Punxsutawney Spirit, 1893-06-07

              m •<C»rr*u*«T; the people of this country will honor the led and living soldiers. It is a grand tt. The G. A. R. and Sons of Veterans (Toman's Relief Corps are doing a noble . We will do our part and make special i on all suits for the occasion. You old is can have the usual profit. Don't be rard about calling. Come quickly, the y is limited. We just received another tent of fACMT IN8TANTL' Vmyt, u4 (to WHIU. thai tka Jury r i 1 The court holds that ■ change of motive power to electricity cannot increase the danger at the crossings, and refuses to interfere. Immediately after the opinion was read a gang of workmen began planting trolley poles along the Reading railroad, and were resisted by Beading employes, who attempted to fill up the excavations and take the trolley gang's tools. After a lively scrimmage the Philadelphia and Rending employes beat a hasty retreat nnd the section boss went down the road vowing vengeance. several railroad companies toe inju actio— to restrain the trolley companies from cross!ug the steam railroads at grade. Both railway line* have been established he court; lu th<a far Ave years and operated with hones, crossing the Pennsylvania and Reading track* at grade by consent of the railroad companies. New Bbdiobd, St anticipated Borden gun. At M> early morning bdH abla ahady apot (A County W court houaewaa pre-ampiadl the alttera and atandar* warn ball on the court houaewajn lying the opening ot M Sheriffs guarded the entnuoa i aud New Bedford policeman rear. The Christian Kndeavor Convention. Lebanon, June 6.—The arrangements for the district Christian Endeavor convention, comprising the counties of Dauphin, Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon and Schuylkill, to lie held at Mt. Gretna on Thursday, July 20, have been completed. Three sessions will be held, one in the morning, afternoon and evening. Burgess Shaffer, to test the borough's authority for attempting to dispose of the fees of bis office, began proceedings, and yesterday the court handed down an opinion, in which it is decided that the burgess of Norristown is a committing magistrate, and as such is entitled to the emoluments of the office the same as a regularly constituted justice of the peace, and that town council, whilst it may regulate the salary of the burgess, has uo right to the fees of the office. It now remains to be seen whether council will reduce the salary to the original sum. The Family of Henry MMteL W Beading, Poisoned by EatiSgVP* AMSage" —Annual Report of the Snu of Veterans— Charters Granted at Harrlaburg— Other State Happenings, Norhistown, June 0.—Some time ago town council adopted an ordinance increasing the salary of the burgess of Norristown from $200 to $700 per annum, in lieu of all fees and lines, which the ordinance required shall bo turned into the borough treasury. IVilllam*' Friend* Surprised Him. Lykens, Jane 6.—Last evening T. M. Williams, superintendent of the Lykens Valley coal colleries and Summit Branch railroad, was tendered a surprise by his friends. Several bands and many citizens paraded the town. Several special trains brought in Mr. Williams' friends from outside of the city. The elevator is so constructed that Bloe sould not bare Men the girl aa be descend<d. The firm has taken every precaution so avoid an aoddent. The coroner baa irdered an inquest. A rale of the firm is that no employs shall lean over the alats which fcnce In the elevator shaft on each floor. Sarah was employed on the eighth floor. John Bice, the elevator man, ran the platform elevator to the ninth floor. Without thinking of the risk she was running Sarah leaned over the railing of the eighth floor to talk down the shaft to a friend on a floor below. While in this position the elevator descended, striking her head and forcing it against the rail. Her neck was broken and death was instantaneous. Several girls who witnessed the horrible accident became panic stricken and ran iown stairs yelling Are, several of them fainting in their flight. Sice run his elevator to the floor above, and then, on learning of the accident, fled, and has not ret been found. The cries of the girls brought two policemen to the building, and the body of the dead girl waa taken to an undertaking establishment. Her parents reside at No. '18 St. John street. Philadelphia, June fl.—Failure to obey the rules in force la the establishment In which she waa employed coat Surah Wacht, aged 14, her life yesterday. The girl was employed by Herman Feinberg, a pantaloon finisher for Krichbanm & Co., at Noa. 728-28 Market street. rarialag Shrieks. Who Witness the Distressing Accident Bush from the Bsllllng Uttering Ter- IMsobedlenee «r Sales Cuiei Death and Pule In a Pantaloasi Factory-The Girls SARAN f f ' and Children's Clolhing! HIS BBASOB APPARENTLY IN Tin. Stole HU Mother's Eyeglasses. Philadelphia, June 6.—William J. Osborne, of No. 5*15 Chatham street, was given a hearing before Magistrate Clement yesterday charged with malicious mischief and larceny by his mother, Jane Osborne, of No. 2221 Spring Garden street. Mrs. Osborne testified that her son lias a fondness for liquor, und this has led him to commit many uufllial acts. On numerous occasions, she said, he had forced an 'entrance into her boqie and demolished furniture because she would not give him money. Sunday night he again broke into the house and stole a pair of Kold-rimmed e.wlitwe*. William was held in $1,500 lT.il ;> •. mi. The Quarantine Bill Signed. Harrisbiihi. June 6.—House bill No. 179, known as the Bliss quarantine bill, which passed the senata and house of representatives on May 20, received the signature of Governor Paulson yesterday afternoon.§M'' v Hew Cha-U'r NEWS FROM TBK STATE CAPITAL. i -v * r: #/, i ■> m ■ 9 a line for the money. this line wo have never showed such HRIEF PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS, headquarters for all the late styles shirts. Laundried and soft shirts at wer prices than can be na'med by com>titors. Underwear, all grades and prices, oves, neckwear, hosiery, etc. IjiSII . I . y: 3! t£, !HCa.tS! J to save you money on hats. Th< bbiest for least money. Straw, ol hats, Macintosh coats, all the es, rubber and oil coats, umbrellas. vC J*' BOY'S SUIT. "^Y'l jmprises Cheviot8, Serges, CI ay a, and all the iea in sack and cutaway suits. Our trade is increasing. It would be useless for m to try to give j'ou a list of all our prices. We have Men's Suits from $5.00 up, Boys' Suits *2.50 up, Child's Short Pants Suits $1.00 up. Short pants 25 cts.. waists 25 cents. Charles Meyer Dead. Habribruho, June 8.—Charles Meyer, Who carried on the bottling business on South Second street for a number of years, died at his residence from an attack of Bright's disease. i anted. Hahrikui :oiu.i- 0.—The following were chartered yesterday: Avandule Marble Company, of Chester county; capital, $250,000; to operate in London Grove township. Among the incorporators are William Yollmer, S. Croft Register and Phillip S. Vollmer, Philadelphia. Coplny Knittiug Company, of Lehigh county; capital, $5,000. St. Mary's Creamery Company, of Elk county; capital $5,000. Citizens Electric Light Company, of Wayne, Delaware county; capital, $5,000. "f^A'NY©. SHING GOODS. 4 rinnrlnal* Man Looking for Hh Daughter la New York. New Yokk, Jane 6.— Like a lost man r andering in a maze the father of Adah Landers, the 15-year-old runaway girl torn Stroudsburg, Fa., walked the streets it New York, peering into passing faces tnd looking for his lost child. It wm the acedle and hay-stack business over again. His only cine proved a false one. AU he .new was that the daughter whom he had !orced against her will to live at her grandaother's had come to the city with $20 In tier pocket and the purpose in her heart of becoming a shining light upon tho stag*. There was talk of a man being interested in the pretty lass and having promised to belp her to a position on the stuge. That, loo, had a familiar sound. But the father bad not the slightest notion where to seek hat man, nor idea as to his identity. He was groping in the dark, and admitted it. Mr. Landers appealed to the police both at this city and Hoboken, .and at his request general alarms were sent out for n tout-built girl, aged IS, height 5 feet, Urk dress with n r. J bodice, dork clotli jacket, black sailor hat and button shoes. But the alarms brought no response. The streets were full of plump girls of IS wear 4-g black sailor hut s and not one was apprehended.Governor Pattison has signed the act providing for the erection of the Western Pennsylvania Institution for Feeble-Mind ed Children. . A commission will select the sit* and contract for its erection. The writ of i|UO warranto usked for by Attorney General Hetisel against the Traction Company and the IJiiion Passenger Railway Company, of Philadelphia, will not be argued for some time, defendant.-" having thirty days in wihch to answer. Uncle Amos Mylin, of Lancaster, will be a candidate for the republican nomination for auditor general next year. B. J. Heywood, of Mercer, who is making a race for the republican nomination for state treasurer, has been endorsed by Mercer, Lawrence and Blair conventions. William N. Keynolds, of Wyoming, who has Just left a good position in Washington, would like the republican noini nation for secretary of internal  year. Major Lookhard, superintendent of pub' lie grounds, is again at his post after a long and severe illness. Mrs. Fox Come* Out Attend. Heading, June fi.— In the equity proceedings brought by Mrs. Angellne Fox, widow of Adam Fox, against the children of her late husband by a former marriage, ti decision has just been rendered in favor of Mrs. Fox, awarding her property of the value ot $0,000. The decedent devised his property to his children, but his widow claimed that certain real estate did not belong to hgr husband, but was her separate property acquired by her personal earnings. Commencement Week at Gettysburg. Gettysburg, June 0.—Commencement week at the Lutheran Theological Seminary was inaugurated yesterday when the llev. Dr. Milton Valentine, president of the institution, preached the Baccalaureate sermon to tho graduating class. The of trustees will dcclde whether or nofalm. shall be uprooted and tulcin to some Targe city. If it remains her* additional buildings will then be erected to accommodate the increased num!»>• nf (students. Will Xmt >t Williams' Grove. Cakukue, June 6.—-The district convention of 0. U. A. M., composed of the lounties of Daupliin, Perry, Lebanon, Cumberland, York and Franklin, will not be held at Carlisle on tbe Slut of September, aa had been decided. The place ot meeting hat been changed to Williama' 3r6ve, bnt the date of meeting remains tbe aame. Both Were Drowned. Detroit, Mich., June 6.—Lottie Dlngemoni, aged 18 rears, and her little 5-yearold niece, Clara Wagner, were drowned in the River Rouge. The younger child, while walking along the river bank, fell in *nd her companion jumped to her reecoe. Both were carried away by the rapid current.: AND : SHOES Completing th« Mew Railroad. Rf.aihmo, June 6.—Everything is in readiness for completing the Sonth Mountain railroad from the Schuylkill to the Susqnehaajna river, through the counties of Berks|j>banon and Dauphin. Work will be l OmtFcnccd this week on the section betHmWl this city and Bernville. The , greater psaaf the roadbed has been completed funis Bernville to Grantville, Dauphin coumms.  Wanted to Die With Hli Boat* Oa. Goovmniur, N. Y., June 0.—Colonel Henry Palmer, a western miner, died at the Peek House after a sickness of twelve hoars. His last request was: "Let me die with my boots on." He was worth $260,000, and leaves a wife in San Francisco, from whom he has been separated lor seventeen years. Two Mteo Crushed to Death. Eamon, tune 0.—While John Cole, aged about Hi, mid George Baltzi, aged 45, were breaking up itor.c in the Lizzie Clay and Pulp Company's quarry yesterday, a mils north of Ptitllijwibiirg, N. J., a slide oe cutred and tliey were buried under 100 i thus of rock. Tin bodies were recovered a .Vxtfl'ours later, $ Both were terribly man- Ualui leaves a wife and five children. Adjutant* General Greenland, who is working hard to have the National Guard go to the World's Fair, will visit Chicago and select the site for the encampment. A decree ordering the sale ot the Brady's Bend Iron Company's property has been filed at Kittannlng by Judge Mihard. The new United States consul to Stuttgart, Alfred C. Johnson, outertained 100 friends at Doylestown. The new revenue collector for the Twenty-third district, Kearns, has entered upon his duties at Pittsburg. Doylestown stockholders in the defunct National Bank of Kansas, have been assessed 75 per cent. Rev. J. D. Coady, formerly paster of St. Titus' church, Titusvllle, Is lying at the point of death at Erie. Trolley charter franchises in Bucks couuty are a drug in the market. On June 14 Bristol will celebratf the 110th anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes. TROUBLE IN THE BUSINESS WOBI.D. The Dubs People Win. Headino, June 0.—the suit brought nearly two years ago for the pouesaion of the Sixth Street Evangelical church, Judge Endlich yesterday handed down an opinion sustaining the master and deciding in favor of the Dam people, who now have pneset <ion. The Soi - of Veterans Flourishing, Bhadiko, June 9.—Ths annual report of State Adjutant Hammer, of the Sona of Veternns, has just been issued from the headquarter!! in thi* city. It show* over 6,000 members In state, twenty-four •new camps having Man Instituted during the past year. The n«w members mustered numbered 2,701, while there «u a loss of 582 members. Bis Injuries Majr Prove Fatal. BAUOMUBa, June 6.—William Crampton, a lad aged 13 year*, was thrown from a horw on Market «quar« here yesterday and reoeired injuries which may prove fatal. launch Boxes* Philadelphia Produce Market. Fnuiwwau, June S.-7Cpttoawa» Arm ut quiet at «Ho. per pound for middling up. 'vised WW dull and frcoly offered at 113.30a 7.00 per ton for winter bran. Flour-Hie market wa» well tupplled and u led weak under a kaad-to-mouth demand romloeSrJobber*. galei of a few hundred Folsoned by Euting Tainted Meat. Reading, June 8.-"•Seven members of the family of Henry Michael, No. 1344 Muhlenberg street, are seriously ill from eating "pot sausage," bought in market from a Lancaster county butcher. The attending physician says the illnew waa by the presence of maggot* In the meat, and also by the glace used in lining tha crock. i. I The Berks CoriMjr (Mai Bsadiko. Jun*6.—Mra. < the giantess of BerkaA lome near Windsor C«l a S*vere sufferer for I -notwithstanding thin id* when she died. Hi ad Wt» and out of bedi i and pulleys fastened to Ha Sunday Coal Tr mtiui, June The rtoaugunted a new poll ttharlne Sonlunty, died at le. She had NIJ1 Vesuvius A . y ■' ' i' r-i M. . John F. Beta has sued David a. Yuengling, jr., of New York, to forecloee a $80.- 000 mortgage and also disputes Ynengling a title to the brewery apparatus. Unable to borrow or sell their product, the Sawyer, Moody & Steel* Stone Company, of JoUet, 111., has assigned. It haa liabilities of $38,000 and asset* of $178,- 000. The S. Blacktnton Woolen Company, of North Adams, Mass., ha* transferred it» plant to the Blackinton Company, which Will settle its affairs. Th* camtal la $000,- 000 and creditor* will probably be paid In ftalL.' S. *<' The Ingham County Savings bank, of Michigan, will re open Ha doors, new capital being sccured. The Ninth National Bank of New York has entered judgment for $10,771 against Greenhood, Bohm & Co., merchants. Cheverton, Martin & Co., of Chicago, doing business as the West Chicago bank, have assigned. The assets are $90,000 and liabilities $00,000. m zm f& v'-'. i IS*! *1 >1 • 4 LIZZIK BOnDKK. The talesmen to flit places at 10 o'clock, and nt there, and were checked off, hers by the clerk, and awaited  ordeal with becoming fortitude. At precisely 10.93 Mlm Bordeu, the prisoner, came  room, preceded by Deputy  and was shown to her seat, in She wan attired in a very  tume ot black brocaded stuff pretty shade hat relieved by a  and there of blue. AM she enclosure, Mr. Melviri O. Adams, sel for the defense, stepped to  bowed to her, but Lizzie, while edging with a sliJiit  head the m»lutation,7never raised his and passed on slowly beyond Every seat in the room was talesmen and newspaper men, no being admitted up- thut time fhe box enclosure wctV a few of lieut men of the county who had corded seats by courtesy. The District Attorney Knawlton Moxey, his assistant, are by the the lower end of tlu jury box  facing the witness stand; the  counsel for the defends nre at  this, slightly iiuarterlnt; and nearer the centre of the enclosure. At 11:05 the court house bell sounded.) but there wns no movement on the part of the court except to call Mr. Mooajr into tbe room of the ju»ti<je«, where with the district attorney a short consultation was held. Meanwhile Messrs. Adams and Jennings sat at their t*ble nervously toying with their moustaches, anxious (or a boginning.If lawyers in Massachusetts were allowed the license in hair-splitting questions as to the exuct state of the jurors' which is permitted in Now York, it would be September before a jury could be obtained. But the mode of procedure here is sooiewhit different. The statutory questions are asked by the chief justloo himself, to lK*gin with. Then the lawyers have the privilege of asking questions, but they must be submitted to the court in writing If the court approves them the chief justice will put thum Co the candidate for tbe jury Chief Justice Mason, who with Judges mul l)owcy, will sit at the trial, siiya that he thiukjl it possible under these conditions to complete the Jury within two or three days at most. He thinks that the entire trial wiU not last more than two weeks. Now Bedford 1* filling op with stronger*, Every hotel mid todjjlng-house is turning Hwny people who want to get lodging* for the next throe weeks. The Parker, the largest hotel in the town, is already filled. It is putting peopln on cots and wiilln them to a dormitory it has engaged n quarter of a mile away. Miss Borden is' still tut from Strang Two weeks ago she had a severs attack at the grip,, and was threatened with pneumonia. She practically (rot up from a dak bed to camo mid stnud trial forbear lit*. Mr. Jennings tho senior oounsel far Lizzie, la a young man, as la also Mr. Adams. It was Mr. Jennings who htd charge of Lizzie's Interests at the preliminary bearing. He was a conspicuous debater and athlete in Brown University. He has been a school teacher, a member of the Legislature, and a State Senator. In the legal profession he rank* well aa a oopporation lawyer, Melvin O. Adams Uvea in Boston, and ia counted one of the promising young lawyers of the Suffolk bar. He isaDartmouthBjr alt odds the moot striking tsure k tea m r f •• •• -i